In addition to being the most populous and industrialised region of our country, the Marmara Region, where our city is located, is also a very sensitive region against the effects of climate change. Climate change risks; the population concentrated in our region and the production, consumption and industry that increase accordingly increase the effects of climate change. As a result of bringing all parties together with a holistic approach in combating climate change in our city, an action plan has been prepared with common sense. In the said action plan, a climate risk assessment of our city has been made with the information, opinions and suggestions of relevant and authorised institutions /organisations. The Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Climate Change Action Plan of our city, which includes buildings, waste / wastewater, transport, industry, land use and energy issues, was first prepared in 2018, and the existing plan was updated in 2022 to include the determination of mitigation and adaptation strategies. After the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), our country has set its National Contribution Declaration as a 41% incremental reduction target, and in the updated plan, in parallel with the National Contribution Declaration, our target for our province has been updated as 41% incremental reduction for 2030. In our city, studies on climate change adaptation and mitigation are carried out within the scope of the action plan prepared.
